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Love sought is good, but given unsought is better.
Love sought is good, but given unsought is better.
Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient
for me.
Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient
for me.
Many kisse the hand they wish cut off.
Many kisse the hand they wish cut off.
The more the eggs, the worse the hatch,
The more the fish, the worse the catch.
The more the eggs, the worse the hatch,
The more the fish, the worse the catch.
Such pains they take to look pretty.
Such pains they take to look pretty.
While gripinge grefes ye hart would wounde,
And dolefulle domps ye mynde oppresse,
There musicke with her read more
While gripinge grefes ye hart would wounde,
And dolefulle domps ye mynde oppresse,
There musicke with her silver sound,
Is wont with spede to send redresse.
He that pitties another, remembers himselfe.
He that pitties another, remembers himselfe.
Myself acquainted with misfortune, I learn to help the
unfortunate.
Myself acquainted with misfortune, I learn to help the
unfortunate.
Who eates his cock alone must saddle his horse alone.
Who eates his cock alone must saddle his horse alone.
